Miroslav vs Rasmus
Miroslav and Rasmuscompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 1990, Miroslav was ranked #537 and Rasmus #173 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Miroslav was ranked #3112 and Rasmus #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Miroslav and Rasmus over time
Miroslav and Rasmus appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Miroslav and Rasmus changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1956 and 1990, ending at #537 and #173.
- Mirrored each other
Over 27 shared years in Norway · Boys, Rasmus rose about as far as Miroslav fell — from #346 and #348 in 1956 to #537 and #173 in 1990.
List by list
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1956–1990
Miroslav held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Rasmus in 22.
Highest recorded here: Miroslav #346 in 1956, Rasmus #173 in 1990.
The order changed in 1973: Rasmus moved ahead. In 1972 they stood at #484 and #491; by 1973 that had become #554 and #357.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Miroslav #537, Rasmus #173.
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 2007–2023
Miroslav held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Rasmus in 0.
Highest recorded here: Miroslav #1486 in 2014, Rasmus #3158 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Miroslav #3112, Rasmus #4107.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Miroslav | Rasmus |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024) | Norway · Boys #362 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Miroslav has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Rasmus.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Miroslav
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #346 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1956–1990
Highest recorded position: #346 among boys in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1956–1990).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Rasmus
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #264 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #130 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #362 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys